“The large oecus (5) next to the nuptial bedchamber (4) contains the famous frieze representing the “mysteries” of the Dionysus cult that give the villa its name. The paintings here represent the initiation of a young woman into the mysteries of...

Fresco detail, initiate hiding in the lap of the woman who accompanies her in the various phases of the rite. "[…] it still remains uncertain whether the subject is a woman's initiation into an Orphic or Dionysian mystery cult or rather the...

“The sanctuary of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Kore at Eleusis, as it might have appeared in the fifth century BC. The Telesterium, the Great Hall of the Mysteries, is in the centre [center]. The procession entered by the gate at the top of...

Honor quilt crafted by: / Judith Parker Wolf / I was born in 1952, reared in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and graduated with honors in art from Chatham College. Ceramics was my main source of concentration during school, but lately my energies...

Oval-shaped halftone mechanical print of portrait of British author Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the Sherlock Holmes mysteries among many other works and genres. Inscription on print, lower center: Yours very truly, A. Conan Doyle. Title supplied...

Horse-drawn vehicle on dirt road by stone formation. There are a cactus and a yucca plant in the foreground. Printed text on verso reads, "Desert scene, Arizona - The surface of Arizona is a series of plateaus, ranging in altitude from 80 to 7500...

Navy V-12 Program (U.S.); University of Louisville--Students; Men; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Electrical engineering;

Four young men examine different aspects of machinery including gauges. A handwritten note on the back of this photograph reads, "The mysteries of the dynamo must be mastered by electrical engineering trainees." This image is part of a series of...

"While producing works like this, Turrell also embarked on a major project in 1972 which involved purchasing, and subsequently modifying, an extinct volcanic crater located in northern Arizona. This 'Roden Crater' project has connections with Land...

First version; "Dali's atomic variation on the Assumption, with Gala as tutelary goddess of Port Lligat." (Caption); Dali's first 'religious painting', designed to ingratiate himself with Church and State, was The Madonna of Port Lligat, about...